Atlas of Laos

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Laos

	ປະເທດລາວ

ລາວ	ປະເທດລາວ - ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ^[1] ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວເປັນປະເທດໃນທະວີບອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້, ຊຶ່ງເປັນປະເທດທີ່ບໍ່ມີທາງອອກສູ ່ທະເລ ມີຊາຍແດນຕິດກັບບັນດາປະເທດເລົ່ ານີ້:ທາງທິດເໜືອຕິດກັບສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາຊົນຈີນແລະສະຫະພາບມຽນມ່າ, ທາງທິດຕາເວັນຕົກສ່ຽງເໜືອຕິດກັບສາທາລະນະລັດສັງຄົມນິ ຍົມຫວຽດນາມ,ທາງທິດຕາເວັນອອກຕິ��ກັບຣາຊະອານາຈັກກຳປູເຈຍ ແລະ ທາງທິດໃຕ້ ແລະ ທິດຕະວັນຕົກຕິດກັບຣາຊະອານາຈັກໄທ.
English	Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked socialist republic in southeast Asia, bordered by ► Myanmar (Burma) and the ► People's Republic of China to the northwest, ► Vietnam to the east, ► Cambodia to the south, and ► Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century.
Other languages	Français: Le Laos (République populaire démocratique lao) est un pays enclavé d'Asie du Sud-Est, enclavé entre Myanmar (ou la Birmanie), la Thaïlande, le Cambodge, le Viêt Nam et la République populaire de Chine. Privé d'accès maritime, montagneux et boisé, ne possédant qu'un peu plus de 10.000 km de routes, le Laos s'est toujours senti encerclé.

Short name	Laos
Official name	Lao People's Democratic Republic
Status	Independent country since 1949
Location	South East Asia
Capital	ວຽງຈັນ^[2] (Vientiane)
Population	7,231,210 inhabitants
Area	236,800 square kilometres (91,400 sq mi)
Major languages	Lao (official), French
Major religions	Buddhism
More information	Laos, Geography of Laos, History of Laos and Politics of Laos
More images	Laos - Laos (Category).

General maps

Map of Laos

Provinces of Laos

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Laos, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Laos.

Territorial losses of Thailand, including Laos

Map of the Japanese Empire (1870-1942)

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

Indochina in 1886

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Laos in January 2002

Notes and references

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↑ Romanization: Lao - Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao.
↑ Romanization: Viangchan.